The DMC-TZ3 has been given a more luxurious touch with its stylish design and metallic, stainless steel exterior. The DMC-TZ3 features a 28mm wide-angle 10x optical zoom Leica DC lens (equivalent to a 28mm-280mm zoom on a 35mm film camera) in an ultra-compact body. With the high-power 10x optical zoom, you can get clear and beautiful shots even when you can’t get close to your subject. The 28mm wide-angle lens lets you easily capture large groups of people indoor or expansive architectural structures and scenes. The 10x optical zoom lets you easily capture and magnify distant subjects. 3.0-inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD (230 K Pixels) Field of View – 100% Power LCD Mode, High Angle Mode ISO Sensitivity – Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1250 (High Sensitivity Mode – 3200) Li-ion Battery Life (3.7 V, 1,000 mAh) – 270 pictures Shutter Speed – 8 – 1/2000 seconds Starry Sky Mode – 15, 30 & 60 seconds Wide Aperture – F3.3 / F8.0 (2 steps) Tele Aperture – F4.9 / F11 (2 steps) Self-Timer – 2 & 10 seconds Scene Mode – Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-portrait, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Beach, Aerial Photo, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby1, Baby2, Underwater, Sunset and Pet Dimensions – Width 4.20 x Height 2.37 x Depth 1.47 inch (105.0 x 59.2 x 36.7 mm) Weight – 257 grams with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.57 pounds)
TZ3 (and TZ2) vs TZ1: Key changes
As is the case with most of Panasonic’s Lumix models the TZ1 is available in either silver or black (though this may not be the case for every country and / or every retailer).
DMC-TZ3 specifications
| Street price | • $219.99 (DEC 2007) |
|---|---|
| Body Material | Metal |
| Sensor | • 1/2.35 ” Type CCD • 8.50 million pixels total • 7.2 million effective pixels |
| Image sizes | • 3072 x 2304 • 2560 x 1920 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960 • 640 x 480 • 3216 x 2144 (3:2) • 2560 x 1712 (3:2) • 2048 x 1360 (3:2) • 3328 x 1872 (16:9) • 2560 x 1440 (16:9) • 1920 x 1080 (16:9) |
| Movie clips | • 640 x 480 @ 30 / 10fps • 320 x 240 @ 30 / 10 fps • 848 x 480 @ 30 / 10 fps (16:9) • recording time depends on Memory Card capacity • with sound |
| File formats | • JPEG (Exif 2.21) • DPOF • QuickTime Motion JPEG |
| Lens | • 28-280mm (35mm equiv) • 10x optical zoom • LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR |
| Image stabilization | MEGA OIS: mode 1 / 2 |
| Conversion lenses | None |
| Digital zoom | Extra optical zoom (4:3: 12x for 5MP, 15x for 3, 2, 1, 0.3MP, 3:2: 12.6x for 4.5MP, 15x for 2.5MP, 16:9: 13x for 3.5MP, 15x for 2MP) |
| Focus | • Auto Focus system • Normal / Macro (dial) • Continuous AF on / off |
| AF area modes | • 1 / 9 point • 1 / 3 point high speed • Spot |
| AF assist lamp | Yes |
| Focus distance | • Normal: 50cm – infinity (wide) / 200cm – infinity (tele) • Macro / Simple mode / Intelligent ISO / Motion picture / Clipboard : 5cm – infinity (wide) / 200cm – infinity Tele (except tele end) • 100cm – infinity (Tele Macro at tele end) |
| Metering | • Intelligent Multiple • Center weighted • Spot |
| ISO sensitivity | • Auto • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1250 • High Sensitivity mode ISO 3200 |
| Exposure compensation | • +/- 2EV • 1/3 EV steps |
| Exposure bracketing | • +/- 1/3EV -1EV • 3 frames |
| Shutter speed | • 8-1/2000 sec • Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60sec |
| Aperture | F3.3 / 8.0 (Wide: 2 steps) F4.9 / 11 (Tele: 2 steps) |
| Modes | • Program AE • Simple • Normal picture • Macro • SCN1, SCN2 • Intelligent ISO |
| Scene modes | • Portrait • Soft Skin • Scenery • Sports • Night Portrait • Night Scenery • Self Portrait • Food • Party • Candle • Fireworks • Starry Sky • Beach • Aerial photo • Snow • High Sensitivity • Baby 1 & 2 • Underwater • Sunset • Pet |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Cloudy • Shade • Halogen • White Set • White balance fine tune (+/- 1500k in 150k steps) |
| Self timer | • 10 or 2 secs |
| Continuous shooting | • Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec or 2 frames/sec |
| Image parameters | Standard, Vivid, Cool, Warm, Natural, Black & White, Sepia |
| Flash | • Auto • Auto/Red-eye reduction • Forced On • Slow Sync/Red-eye reduction • Forced Off • Range: 0.6 – 4.2m (wide) 1.0 – 2.8m (tele) |
| Viewfinder | None |
| LCD monitor | • 3.0-inch Polycrystalline TFT • 230,000 pixels • Field of view 100% |
| Connectivity | • USB • DC in • AV out |
| Print compliance | PictBridge |
| Storage | • 12.7MB built-in memory • SD / SDHC / MMC card compatible |
| Power | • Li-ion battery pack • Optional AC adapter |
| Weight (excl batt) | 232 g (0.51lb) |
| Dimensions | 105 x 59.2 x 36.7 mm (4.20 x 2.37 x 1.47 in) |
